1. The potential of Interventional radiology
The Clinical and Economic Value of an IR Practice

2. IR Is Modern Medicine
Through a tiny incision in the skin, interventional radiologists deliver precise, targeted treatment
Life-threatening conditions — such as cardiovascular disease, stroke or cancer — are treated less invasively than traditional surgery
This often reduces risks, shortens recovery times and improves health outcomes

3. Achieve the Triple Aim
Improve the patient care experience — including quality and safety
Reduce the (per capita) cost of health care
Improve the health of populations

4. Less Is More
IR enables you to deliver more quality care, less invasively, so you can:
Minimize risk to the patient
Shift care to less expensive outpatient settings
Increase patient throughput

5. Improve the Patient Experience
Use of clinical IR procedures can:
Shorten recovery times
Enhance the patient experience
Improve health outcomes
All key metrics promoted in alternative payment models

6. Improve Health of Underserved
Can help extend resources to enable:
Hospitals to provide more indigent care by using fewer hospital resources to reduce cost and maximize reimbursement under value-based payment models
More low- and fixed-income patients to afford care by reducing cost of episodes of care (vs. open surgery, etc.), thus reducing the dollar amount of patient co-payments, etc.

7. Poised for Growth
IR is expanding throughout health care — driven by the proliferation of minimally invasive therapies
IR has the potential to be a significant opportunity for hospital outpatient growth and cross-service line integration
Hospitals can leverage interventional oncology to take part in research opportunities, including the $1 billion Cancer Moonshot

8. Interventional Oncology
Interventional oncology is poised for growth, driven by the proliferation of minimally invasive therapies — including:
Percutaneous ablations using radiofrequency, cryotherapy or microwave
Transcatheter therapies, including Y-90 radioembolization and chemoembolization
MR-guided, high-intensity focused ultrasound and others

9. Collaborative Teams
Interventional radiologists are integral members of patient care teams:
Team up with other specialists — delivering innovative solutions to today’s toughest medical problems
Maintain and foster developed relationships across departments in performing a wide array of procedures
Promote innovation and silo-busting that will benefit patients and the care delivery system

10. Longitudinal Care
Interventional radiologists provide longitudinal patient care:
Participate actively in hospital acute setting and the outpatient setting
Provide treatment plans for patients
Follow up with patients and other physicians to monitor health and determine if the treatment plan is being administered effectively

11. IR Is a Primary Specialty
IR residency programs accept interventional and diagnostic radiology residents
Doctors who complete this training can be board certified in both diagnostic and interventional radiology
These steps will increase the current IR workforce to fuel clinical practices nationwide
Health systems can stay ahead of this curve by starting a clinical IR practice now